Schlupp started out as a centre forward with Leicester and Bats was absolutely panned by just about everyone for his performance the game before against Burnley.

We lost the game to Newcastle once Bats, Benteke and Riedewald had been introduced with the latter partly culpable for their first goal.

Hodgson prepares tactics for the game, but when they don't work he doesn't have a clue. Makes substitutions far too late and usually the wrong ones. He should have strengthened the midfield at half time against Liverpool and moved Eze further forward where he would have been much more of a threat

The same again yesterday with Eze isolated on the left wing. Meanwhile Grealish was played further forward and his link up play with Watkins was superb.

It's time for Roy to go.

Let's keep the ball this season!

Understand the sentiment, but since when has introducing striker made that striker culpable for conceding goals - that's due to tactics and formation, which I'm afraid is down to Roy.

On Bat's IMO there's a player there, but Roy just doesn't seem to know how to get the best out of him.

As others have said on here it's similar to Benteke, Roy's tactics have turned a 15 goal per season striker into a player with no or little confidence.

Can Fulham, Brighton, or Burnley go on a little run that would close the gap between 14th and 18th place? Can we pick up the odd point here and there to stay clear?

Fair enough. I don't totally disagree. More bad results though and Parish won't have a choice. It's a shame, but you can't sack eleven players and get results. Often a new manager gets a few points - that could be enough to save us this season. Fingers crossed West Brom, Fulham and Sheffield stay sh1t.

Red and Blue Army!

To the poster who mentioned West Ham and spurs - great results and we played well so why so bad now just a couple of weeks later?
Has the Liverpool result "done us"?
Let's be clear - we beat a ten man West Brom who were abject but until they went down to ten men they were outplaying us.
Games against Brighton, Newcastle and Burnley were awful as well.
Roy's tactics are dreadful, unimaginative, clueless, without awareness of what is happening on the pitch and so on.
Danny Murphy - Roy's biggest supporter - said that he needs to take some of the blame for not changing things early enough and not making the right subs when he did - that comment from him is a major slagging off and from someone who knows what he is talking about - unlike the ever smug Shearer
Just remember England v Iceland - that is where we are now - being managed by an old man who is bereft of ideas.
If that is what some of you want then good for you - me - even when allowed back I will not set foot in the place with him in charge.

Edited by The Dolphin (27 Dec 2020 3.14pm)